Invasive ant eradicated on Guam

Early detection coupled with prompt action has resulted in eradication of the ant, Lepisiota frauenfeldi,  before it could spread from the Guam International Airport to other parts of the island [1].

References

  1. B. Hoffmann, Davis, P., Gott, K., Jennings, C., Joe, S., Krushelnycky, P., Miller, R., Webb, G., and Widmer, M., “Improving ant eradications: details of more successes, a global synthesis and recommendations”, Aliens: The Invasive Species Bulletin, vol. 31, pp. 7-16, 2011.
Classification: 
Formicidae (Taxonomy), Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Taxonomy)

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